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1
Who was the leader of the communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Syngman Rhee
Kim II Sung
Chiang Kai-shek
2
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
German development of the atomic bomb
construction of the Berlin wall
reunification of East and West Germany
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
3
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
isolationism.
appeasement.
collective security.
free trade.
4
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
Soviet Union
United States
France
Britain
5
What is best kknown for investigating communism in the film industry?
Loyalty Review Board
Congress
Hollywood directors
HUAC
6
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
North and South Korea.
Korea and China.
North and South China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
7
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United Nations
the United States
China
Souht Korea
8
Name that turtle.
Burt
Bert
Bart
Ben
9
Although Mao won the hearts of Chinese peasants, he failed to win U.S. support because he
had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
was a Communist.
was corrupt.
was a Nationalist.
10
The first satellite launched into space was
Sputnik
Discovery
Apollo II
NCC-1701
11
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
12
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
was not a vital American interest.
should be limited to Korea.
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
should be extended into a war against China.
13
What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?
aiding the launch of Sputnik
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
destroying U.S. plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
containing Communism
14
Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
15
Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
brinkmanship
McCarthyism
containment
infiltration
16
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Stop the spread of communism
Deliver Poland to the West
Jumpstart Europe's economy
17
Who was defeated in the Chinese civil War despite 2 billion dollars in aid from the U.S.?
socialists
Nationalists
Soviets
Communists
18
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
An atomic bomb
19
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
States
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
20
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Berlin airlift
Space race
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
21
The U-2 pilot?
Francis Gary Power
Francis George Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gerald Power
22
The Hollywood ten were ordered to go to prison because they were convicted of
being communist sympathizers.
being in contempt of court.
being communists.
leaking top secret material to the press.
23
Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict?
North Korean
Nationalists
South Koreans
Communists
24
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed?
1950
1947
1949
1948
25
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?
by exploding a hydrogen bomb
By forming NATO
by firing satellite into space.
by exploding an atomic bomb
26
After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
Spain
